here’s a range of emotions in every one of these 11 songs, something that turns a belter of a song like Set Fire to the Rain from a big chorus sang well into a memorable moment of pop music. Continue reading
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 5. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis
It’s a timeless album. Packed full of hooks; big, loud, impatient hooks. That’s the key here for me. No matter which way you look at it, every single track on here is a hit. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 6. Thriller – Michael Jackson
Thriller is often cited as the ‘perfect’ pop record, where every track is a potential single; a short but sweet shot of pop music. Nearly every song on Thriller did see a release too, there were only 2 songs I didn’t recognise on the tracklist, 7 out of 9 of them becoming singles. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 7. The Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd
The spacey jams are definitely the peak moments for me, songs like Any Colour You Like and Breathe In The Air using layers of sounds just busy enough to let the odd guitar or vocal note pierce through. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 8. Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits
I went in expecting it to all be as upbeat as Money For Nothing, more like Sting or The Police to make an obvious comparison. What’s here though is some pretty chilled, but solid pop rock tracks. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 9. Bad – Michael Jackson
Bad – Michael Jackson – 1987 First listen?: Yes Let’s get one thing straight first, I’m not the biggest fan of Michael Jackson. I feel like his talent and status as the ‘King Of Pop’ is seen as impossible to question, like anyone who doesn’t think he’s the all time greatest is somehow instantly not worth listening to. … Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 10. Greatest Hits II – Queen
Looking through the tracklist it’s mad to consider that this was just a decade of hits. Some of my all time favourite Queen songs appear here, The Show Must Go On, I Want To Break Free, One Vision and Radio Gaga at either end of the long running order. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 12. The Immaculate Collection – Madonna
8 years of dominance, a string of number 1’s across the world, there isn’t a single song on here that doesn’t deserve to be present. Picking a favourite from these songs is near impossible, Lucky Star is literally a perfect pop song, while Express Yourself is as relevant today as it was back then. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 11. Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
It’s the context that makes these songs so memorable, it feels like you are looking in on real lives, playing out in this whirlwind of ‘Fleetwood Mac’. It allows all 5 members of the band to showcase their story, whether bathed in metaphor or taken at face value. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 13. Back To Black – Amy Winehouse
The union of Winehouse and Ronson is one of the best of the last decade, the production only ever adds to the rawness of the vocals, taking a song like Rehab from a great opener into a modern classic. Continue reading
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